Yes, in México we have la Virgen de Guadalupe, also called La Virgen Morena because of her skin tone. La Virgen de Guadalupe is also the mother of Jesus, so the Christmas song makes a direct reference to her.

Marimorena = María de piel morena

Warm regards

ILT

Edit: I just checked the dictionary (RAE), and it says there that marimorena is a fight. Now the song doesn't make any sense to me

Some saxon customers of mine (in the States of course) reffer to La Virgen de Guadalupe as Guadalupe Lady, perhaps you are right because they do not worship Mary and they are not related to the right way to call her.

Some saxon customers of mine (in the States of course) reffer to La Virgen de Guadalupe as Guadalupe Lady, perhaps you are right because they do not worship Mary and they are not related to the right way to call her.

If Guadalupe Lady is wrong, please let me know.

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Normally Catholics refer to the female saints and incarnations of Mary as "Our Lady of ..." (Our Lady of Sorrows, Our Lady of the Dove, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Fatima... too many to list!)

I don't doubt that you have heard Americans call her Guadalupe Lady, but they probably just aren't familiar with the Catholic terminology. Our Lady of Guadalupe sounds much more dignified!

Interesting that the meaning of "belén" as "sitio en que hay much@ confusión/desorden" supposedly comes from the actual town of Bethlehem, while the English comes from the name of the mental institution. I wonder how much English influence there was on the Spanish term.